South Carolina men's basketball slated for summer trip
Men’s basketball programs are allowed foreign trip every four years and for South Carolina that happens in early August.
The Gamecocks will take a five-day trip to the Bahamas the first week in August, the program announced Thursday afternoon.
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The trip will run from Aug. 3 to Aug. 8 with South Carolina playing two games against European teams.
These trips are a way for teams to bond and get closer, and the Gamecocks have a ton of new faces on their roster this season.
They brought in four new transfers out of the portal and three incoming freshmen to a roster that includes returners like Jacobi Wright, Meechie Johnson, Josh Gray and others.
They landed Wofford’s BJ Mack, Vanderbilt’s Myles Stute, The Citadel’s Stephen Clark and Minnesota’s Ta’Lon Cooper.
Freshmen Collin-Murray Boyles, Arden Conyers and Morris Ugusuk will also be part of next year’s team.
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South Carolina went 11-21 in Lamont Paris’ first season with the Gamecocks and are hoping to improve on that next season. They played better of late, finishing the season 3-5 in the SEC after an 8-16 start and 1-10 start in the SEC.
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COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina men’s basketball will take its first foreign trip since 2016 in August as the team heads south to the Bahamas. The Gamecocks will be on the island from Aug. 3-8, playing a pair of games against teams from Lithuania and Argentina.
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“I’m really excited about our trip to the Bahamas,” said head coach Lamont Paris. “By NCAA rules, you’re afforded 10 full practices in preparation. The benefits from those practices are tremendous. Beyond that, the team bonding that takes place in this type of environment is immeasurable. From traveling and enjoying time with your new teammates to the competition aspect to the interaction between players and coaches in a completely different setting – it’s fantastic. We are very fortunate to take advantage of this opportunity and grateful that our institution supports us in providing these types of experiences for our student-athletes.”
The team will stay at Atlantis Resort and play its games on-site.
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Foreign trips during the summer are allowed every four seasons. The last preseason foreign trip the Gamecocks went on was to Costa Rica in August of 2016. Carolina played a pair of games against the Costa Rica National Team.
